Chhatak in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chhatak in context

691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhatakSylhet (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chhatak plotted against Sylhet and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Chhatak followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Sylhet which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chhatak's incremental SNDi fell from 14.72 to 12.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chhatak ranked 24th out of 24 cities in Sylhet and 226th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
12.52
Rank in Bangladesh
181st of 234
Rank in Sylhet
22nd of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
13.82
Rank in Bangladesh
226th of 234
Rank in Sylhet
24th of 24

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

0481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhatakGuarapuavaBayt al Faqih

While Guarapuava and Bayt al Faqih both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Chhatak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Chhatak fluctuated in connectivity, while Guarapuava became progressively more disconnected and Bayt al Faqih fluctuated in connectivity.